The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale takes place Dec. 15 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The main card, which includes the “TUF 16″ tournament final, airs on FX following prelims on FUEL TV.

Khabilov, a promotional newcomer from Russia, most recently picked up a ONE FC win over Rodrigo Ribeiro and a regional-show victory over former UFC fighter Jason Dent. The former M-1 Challenge champion and Legion Sport Club member, who also trains at Team Jackson-Winkeljohn and American Kickboxing Academy, looks for his fourth straight win when he meets “TUF 15″ cast member Pichel, who never fought at the show’s finale because opponent James Vick wasn’t cleared. He now returns to the cage for the first in 16 months and looks for his seventh knockout in seven career wins.

Duran, meanwhile, made his UFC debut in 2011 and suffered a narrow split-decision loss to Takeya Mizugaki at UFC on Versus 3. However, he rebounded at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale and choked out Francisco Rivera for his fifth win in six fights. He returns from an 18-month layoff to fight Viana, who recently made his UFC debut and earned a split-decision victory over John Teixeira at UFC 147. He’s now 6-0 with six decision victories on his young career.

Bedford, a “TUF 14″ semifinalist, scored a TKO victory over Louis Gaudinot at the show’s live finale and now returns from an injury layoff. He looks for his eighth win in nine fights when he meets Vinicius, who made a successful promotional debut with a TKO victory over Wagner Campos at UFC 147. It marked the Brazilian’s fourth straight victory and his 10th win in his past 11 fights.

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